Mike Mooneyham
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Pro wrestling columnist for The Post and Courier. Co-author of Sex, Lies and Headlocks. Member of the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. bymikemooneyham @gmail .com
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"Mike Mooneyham’s work is a history lesson and masterclass in not only how the wrestling business worked in the old days but also an eye-opener on how different it all used to be." - "Final Bell" reviewer Stuart Monroe
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Congrats to Glenn Jacobs aka Kane on winning tonight's primary election for Knox County (Tenn.) mayor.
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Happy 80th birthday to the founder and last surviving original member of The Temptations ... Otis Williams.
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RIP longtime referee Mickey Jay (Hinson). Mickey passed away this evening at 6:19 p.m.
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RIP Nancy Benoit ... who would have turned 55 today.
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It's not surprising that
@deshaunwatson
beat the Dallas Cowboys with a cracked rib and partially collapsed lung. As a college freshman at Clemson he beat the South Carolina Gamecocks on a torn ACL.
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Twenty-seven years ago today on this date: Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair to win the WWF world heavyweight title in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Hard to believe Owen Hart's been gone 20 years. Still shudder just thinking about that evening.
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Watched Shelton Benjamin's match tonight on Raw. Talk about somebody who should have been a mega-star in this business. One of the best athletes I've ever seen. He's had a lucratively rewarding career, but it should have been so much more. Wiill always believe WWE failed him.
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This is what Andre The Giant looked like in 1967 at age 19.
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Thirty-eight years ago today on this date: Kerry Von Erich defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA world title at Texas Stadium.
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The bad week for pro wrestling continues as we bid farewell to one of the nicest guys in the business with the passing of Larry "The Axe" Hennig.
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Thirty-three years ago today on this date: Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA world title in Chicago, Ill.
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25 years ago today on this date: Bret Hart beat
@RicFlairNatrBoy
to win the WWF world heavyweight title in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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The importance of Pat Patterson to the success of WWE cannot be overstated. Pat, who passed away today at the age of 79, was a trailblazer in the wrestling business and Vince McMahon's right-hand man for many years. And, with Ray Stevens, one of wrestling's greatest tag teams.
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Clemson has won nine of its last 10 games against SEC.
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Pro wrestling lost one of its best with the passing of Bobby Eaton at the age of 62 Wednesday night. Truly one of the greatest inside and outside the ring, Bobby loved the business with a passion, and it loved him right back.
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Remembering the Macho Man ... 12 years ago today we lost Randy Savage (Poffo) at the age of 58. Loved listening to him lay out a match ... it was like he was cutting a promo in that deep, raspy voice that has been so often imitated. Oooh yeah!
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Thirty-four years ago today on this date: Andre The Giant defeated Hulk Hogan to win the WWF world title in Indianapolis, Ind.
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Saddened to hear that Rocky Johnson has passed away at the age of 75. In addition to being The Rock's dad, Rocky was a big part of the wrestling business for many years. Thoughts and prayers with the family.
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Thirty-eight years ago today on this date: Ric Flair fought to a one-hour draw with Ricky Steamboat in Richmond, Va.
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Pro wrestling great Barry Windham is in ICU after sufferering a massive heart attack Friday night in Atlanta. Son of the late Blackjack Mulligan, Windham, 62, survived a heart attack that left him hospitalized and in rehab for several months in 2011.
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Nice of
@MichaelCole
and
@PatMcAfeeShow
to mention the passing of Ole Anderson tonight on Raw. No matter what your opinion of Ole might be, he was a giant in the wrestling business.
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Can honestly say I haven't seen a crowd pop like they did tonight in Chicago for
@CMPunk
since
@RicFlairNatrBoy
returned to WCW on an edition of Nitro in 1998. And just like that, it felt like the Monday Night Wars again. Seminal moment for
@AEW
.
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Thirty-nine years ago today on this date: Harley Race defeated Tommy Rich to win the NWA world heavyweight title in Gainesville, Ga.
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Still think Shelton Benjamin, even at age 45, is one of the best workers in the company.
#Raw
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When it rains it pours. With the passing of Terry Funk, the wrestling profession has lost a giant from one of the sport's greatest families.
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Thirty-one years ago today on this date: Rick and Scott Steiner defeated Ric Flair and Barry Windham in Birmingham, Ala.
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Sad anniversary ... 34 years ago today Bruiser Brody (Frank Goodish) was murdered in Puerto Rico.
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Remember this Survivor Series team? Sadly they're all gone.
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Jack Brisco arm drag on Dory Funk Jr. ... poetry in motion.
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Forty-five years ago today on this date: Harley Race defeated Terry Funk to win the NWA world heavyweight title in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Remembering the Macho Man ...13 years ago today we lost Randy Savage (Poffo) at the age of 58. Loved listening to him lay out a match ... it was like he was cutting a promo in that deep, raspy voice that has been so often imitated. Oooh yeah!
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Twenty-four years ago today on this date: Roddy Piper defeated Hulk Hogan in a steel cage match in Las Vegas, Nev.
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The Macho Man would have turned 68 today. He died in 2011 at the age of 58. Yet another guy gone far too soon.
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Thirty-six years ago today on this date: Magnum T.A. defeated Nikita Koloff in Raleigh, N.C.
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Dean Malenko is a great hire for
@AEWrestling
. Still remember his dad, Boris "The Great" Malenko, as one of the best heels and heat magnets in the business.
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Still missed ... Nancy "Woman" Benoit would have turned 58 today.
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The Bruno Sammartino era officially began 58 years ago today when he defeated Buddy Rogers at MSG.
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Bob Caudle was the first pro wrestling voice I heard back in 1964. Bob celebrated his 93rd birthday today. The Voice of Mid-Atlantic Wrestling sounds as good today as it did those many years ago when he tells me, "See you next week and so long for now." A national treaure.
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Stephanie McMahon with Andre The Giant after the inaugural Wrestlemania.
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Fifty-one years ago today on this date: Ivan Koloff defeated Bruno Sammartino to win the WWWF title at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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Sad day in Mayberry. Betty Lynn, better known as Barney Fife's forever girl Thelma Lou on the Andy Griffith Show, passed away peacefully Saturday night in Mount Airy, N.C. (Andy's hometown) after a brief illness. She had celebrated her 95th birthday on Aug. 29.
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Thirty-eight years ago today on this date: Dusty Rhodes defeated Jim Duggan in a First Blood, Loser Leaves Town Match in Miami, Fla.
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Not many left from our generation. The Dream would have turned 74 today.
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AJ Styles draws high praise from Paul Heyman; Rumble main event gets reset via
@postandcourier
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This one hurts. Superstar Billy Graham truly was "the man of the hour, the man with the power, too sweet to be sour." One of the most influential performers of a generation.
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Forty years ago today on this date:
@RicFlairNatrBoy
defeated Harley Race in a steel cage match to win the NWA world title in Greensboro, N.C.
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Happy No. 74 to "The Bad Man from Borger" Stan Hansen!
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Awesome news that Steve "Mongo" McMichael is being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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40 years ago today on this date:
@RicFlairNatrBoy
and Greg Valentine beat Dino Bravo and Tiger Conway Jr. for Mid-Atlantic tag-team title.
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The Bruno Sammartino era officially began 59 years ago today when he defeated Buddy Rogers at MSG.
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Remembering Ravishing Rick Rude ... who passed away 20 years ago today.
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Fred Blassie, who passed away in 2003, would have turned 104 today. A real legend.
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One of the great teams of the Mid-Atlantic wrestling era ... Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood.
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Thirty-eight years ago today on this date:
@JerryLawler
defeated Randy Savage to win the Mid-America title in Memphis, Tenn.
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Jerry Lawler survived a close call nine years ago today. Way to kick out King!
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Forty years ago today on this date: Kevin Von Erich defeated Ric Flair in San Antonio, Texas.
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A beautiful couple ... Bob and Jackie Caudle. They are celebrating their 70th anniversary today! Bob was calling the first match I ever saw. The Voice of Mid-Atlantic Wrestling.
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Remembering Andre The Giant, who would have turned 74 today.
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@itsBayleyWWE
greets fans at WWE''s Live Holiday Tour show Sunday night at the
@NChasColiseum
.
#WWENorthCharleston
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So saddened to hear of the passing of Cindy Heenan. Know Bobby's waiting for her!
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Thirty-two years ago today on this date: Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair in a steel cage match to win the NWA world heavyweight title in Greensboro, N.C.
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Forty-four years ago today on this date: Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham to win the WWWF world heavyweight title in New York City.
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Thirty-eight years ago today on this date: The Iron Sheik defeated Bob Backlund to win the WWF world title in New York City.
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Thirty-two years ago today on this date: Ric Flair defeated Terry Funk in New Haven, Conn.
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Thirty-seven years ago today on this date: Ric Flair fought to a one-hour draw with Ricky Steamboat in Richmond, Va.
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The man who beat Bruno ... "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff. Should definitely be in WWE Hall of Fame.
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Prayers for longtime WCW/WWE referee Mickey Jay (Henson) who is gravely ill with Covid pneumonia.
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Thirty-two years ago today on this date: Sting defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA world heavyweight title in Baltimore, Md.
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@MsCharlotteWWE
makes her local debut as WWE women's champ Sunday at
@NChasColiseum
. Challenger is
@SashaBanksWWE
.
#WWENorthCharleston
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The Dusty Rhodes A&E biography was one of the best I've seen. Very real and emotional. A little bit of the business died with the Dream.
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Two-time WWE champion Drew McIntyre's new book takes readers on inspirational journey
COLUMN:
#MooneyhamColumn
,
@WWE
,
@DMcIntyreWWE
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This is what Andre The Giant looked like in 1967 at age 19.
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Today marked the 27th anniversary of the passing of Andre The Giant.
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Thirty-five years ago today on this date: Mike Mooneyham started writing his weekly wrestling column for The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Thirty years ago today on this date: Ron Simmons defeated Big Van Vader to win the WCW world heavyweight title in Baltimore, Md.
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Remembering Ravishing Rick Rude ... who passed away 25 years ago today.
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Thirty-two years ago today on this date: Ric Flair defeated Ronnie Garvin in Fayetteville, N.C.
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A young Terry Funk as West Texas State footballer.
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Brad Armstrong would have turned 63 today. He passed away Nov. 1, 2012, at the age of 51. Brad was one of the good guys in this business. There was no such thing as a “bad” Brad Armstrong match.
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Twenty-five years ago today on this date: Ron Simmons defeated Big Van Vader to win the WCW world heavyweight title in Baltimore, Md.
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Remembering Ravishing Rick Rude ... who passed away 21 years ago today.
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Thirty years ago today on this date: Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard defeated Demolition to win the WWF tag-team title in Worcester, Mass.
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Arn Anderson still cuts one the best promos in the business.
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Twenty-six years ago today on this date: Steve Austin and Brian Pillman defeated Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas to win the WCW world tag-team title in Macon, Ga.
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The words "icon" and "legend" get tossed around a little too loosely these days, but in the case of Antonio Inoki, who passed away Friday at the age of 79, they fit him to a tee.
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Didn't see that too often!
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The passing of Jim Crockett Jr. truly marks the end of an era, especially here in the Carolinas, where family patriarch "Big Jim" Crockett Sr. laid the foundation for JCP more than 85 years ago. Decades later eldest son Jimmy would take it to new levels on a national stage.
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